In Bihar, worth Rs 30,000 crore highway projects are underway! While addressing a virtual occasion following inaugurating Koilwar bridge more than river Sone, which has been constructed at a expense of Rs 266 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated the 3-lane structure of 1.5 km length is element of a six-lane bridge that is getting constructed in spot of the current two-lane bridge which is 138 years old. This will be employed for each road and rail targeted traffic. The newly inaugurated bridge is a big road for transport involving the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. According to Road Transport and Highways Ministry, at present, road operates worth Rs 30,000 crore are ongoing in Bihar. For compensation against land acquisitions, a sum of Rs 4,600 crore has been released, the ministry stated.
Under the Prime Minister’s package, which includes as lots of as 24 projects of 1459 Kilometres, the work is on more than 875 Kilometres. Tender for 125 Kilometres has been issued beneath this and tender will be released for yet another 459 Kilometres by subsequent March. Gadkari stated, in the final six years, operates worth Rs 2097 crore has been authorized beneath CRF in the state of Bihar, against which an quantity of Rs 1281 crore has been released till now.
According to the minister, the 7 km lengthy 4-lane Koshi bridge worth an quantity of Rs 1,478 crore is anticipated to be completed by the year 2023. Tender for the 4 km lengthy Vikramshila bridge worth Rs 1,110 crore has been issued and the building of the bridge is most likely to be completed in the year 2024. The Buxar bridge work will be more than by the subsequent year. The ministry stated with 242 metre span, this will be a exceptional bridge facilitating significant ships’ movement beneath it. Gadkari additional stated that the Ramjanaki Marg which is getting created involving Ayodhya and Janakpuri in Nepal, contains 240 kilometres stretch in the state of Bihar, worth Rs 2700 crore. Work on 177 kilometres will be completed by the month of June subsequent year. The balance stretch of 63 Kilometres will start off in March 2021.
The tender has been issued for 6 km lengthy Sahibganj bridge worth Rs 1900 crore, connecting Bihar and Jharkhand, and its building is most likely to total by September 2024. By subsequent year, work will be completed on the remaining two-lane bridge more than the Ganga river in Patna. On reconstruction of this 5.5 km lengthy bridge, a sum of Rs 1,742 crore is getting spent. The building of a new 4-lane, 5 km lengthy bridge more than the Ganga river close to the current bridge in Patna has also been announced by the minister for which an agreement was signed in the month of October.
Gadkari announced that for delivering connectivity to the Poorvanchal Expressway, his ministry has authorized a 4-lane elevated road from Bharauli (Buxar) to Haidaria. By June subsequent year, the DPR for this 17 km-lengthy hyperlink road will be prepared. The widening of the 70-km Mokama-Munger road has also been authorized by the ministry, for which DPR will be completed by the month of April subsequent year. Also, widening work of Muzzaffpur-Barauni road will start off quickly. The ministry has also authorized the proposal of 4-laning of Khagaria-Purnea road (NH-31) and its DPR will be prepared by this April.
The ministry additional stated the 4-laning of Muzaffarpur- Sitamarhi-Sonewarsha road (NH-77) will simplify the travel to Jakanpur Dham (Nepal) and by May subsequent year, its DPR will be prepared. Gadkari stated for the Sasaram-Aarah-Patna Greenfield project, a new alignment has been ready. Moreover, 90 per cent work on the Aarah Ringroad will be covered by the current 3 projects, he added.